There is so much that we all wish to achieve in the future and to make sure that all those dreams we have been cherishing for the longest time come true in the near future. The idea of the future acts like an escape from reality, it gives a soothing feeling to all the challenges and the difficulties in the now. It makes it possible to look forward to all those things that are far better than the now. It gives us the much-needed reason to avoid all those aspects in the now that we are not very happy with.
What we need to understand and to keep in mind is the fact that it is what we do in the now that will determine all that we are going to achieve in the future. Our future actually depends on how we choose to live our lives in this very moment. It is all about all that we do in the present moment, and it has nothing to do with dreaming about tomorrow. We all need to keep in mind the importance of living to the fullest in the now and making the most of all those things that we are getting to avail in the now.
What we all need to make it a point to keep in mind is the fact that we can all have hopes for the future and a lot of dreams that we wish to live in the future, but the only thing that will determine how successful we are going to be in the future is the kind of things that we choose to accomplish in the present. It is all about the kind of action that we take in this moment that will make it possible for us to live the dream we have for our future. This understanding is very crucial for the future and is of most importance as it will enable us to take the kind of action we need to do in the now and not waste our time thinking about the outcome that will take place in the future.
We often fail to understand the importance of living to the fullest in the moment and keep looking forward to the moment where we will be able to do all those things that we are not being able to do in the now. But, what is essential to keep in mind is the fact that it is all about making sure that we do what we get to do in the now, in the best possible way. We make the most of the now and all those opportunities that we are getting to live in the now, the fact that, when you will get to live those moments that you have been dreaming about, you can make the most of them. But, that does not mean you waste all the time that you have in the now and not be able to do your best in the current opportunities that you are getting.
What is essential to keep in mind is the fact that we all have some things and opportunities in the now that is worth giving all our effort and attention to. Making the best of these opportunities can prove to be great for making the future better as well. All those things that will be a part of the future will be or not be the way you wish for it to be is something that you cannot control. But, what you can control is that you make sure all that you are getting to do in the now, you are doing your best in all of them. Because all these opportunities will not really come back and you certainly do not wish to regret all the time you lost.
Are you not being able to make the most of all the time and the opportunities that you have in the now? Are you finding it hard to live in the present moment and seeking refuge by thinking of the future possibilities? Do you find it impossible to invest all your energies into one task that you have at hand in the now? Here are the things that you can do in order to make sure that you live completely in the moment and not lose out on the opportunities that you are getting in the now.
It is essential to make sure that you keep track of your thoughts and do so consciously. It will not be possible for you to make sure that you are living to the fullest in this moment unless you consciously make sure that you are only giving thoughts to those things that are essential in the now. Our mind tends to deviate and think about a bunch of things that are irrelevant to the present and think about things that may not concern us at all. The best way to live in the now is to make sure that you do all the things possible to keep track of your thoughts.
This is a very crucial thing to practice in our lives, this not only helps us to be positive and not let negative things be a part of our thoughts but also helps us to makes sure that we are giving all our attention to the things that we are doing in the now.
#2. Make Sure You Have Something That Will Serve As A Cue
One of the best ways to make sure that you keep your thoughts on track and do not deviate from thinking about the now is to make sure you have certain pointers and markers that will enable you to remember things in case you tend to forget. These can be things including post-it notes that you keep posted to your walls or your study table with a message on it that will remind you to keep track of you thought.
These can be an alarm on your phone with a message written on it, or it can be all those things that will make it possible for you to keep track of your thoughts. This is one of the best ways to make sure that you are able to live in the now and not focus all your attention on the past and the future.
#3. Make Peace With Your Past
The reason you will need to make sure you make peace with your past is because, on most of the occasions, it becomes impossible for us to keep track of all those thoughts that are a detour from the current important situation. In such cases, when the past events keep occupying a major part of our mind, it makes it impossible for us to concentrate on the events of the present.
What is important is that fact that if there are things that are bothering you, then you will need to make peace with it. Getting rid of the baggage of the past is the sure shot way to redirect all your energies in the present moment. When you have things of the past that are constantly bothering you, there is a possibility that they will block the ability to live in the now completely.
#4. Practice Meditation
One of the best ways to make sure that you can properly channel your energies into one direction or on one particular topic is by doing an exercise that will help you to practice consciously directing your thoughts.
Meditation is the best way to make sure you are being able only to think those thoughts that are essential for you and being able to cut off those thoughts that do not serve you at all. This is the best way to learn to master the art of living mindfully. What we do not realize is the fact that no, matter what kind of thought patterns we have, we can always make sure that we are doing our best to think all those positive thoughts that are going to apply to the present moment. We can make sure we do the meditation practices each day and make sure that we are all able to focus our thoughts on all those things that are relevant to the now.
This is possible even if you find it impossible to do all these things in the now if you choose to adopt any meditation practice into your everyday life.
If you have been trying to make sure that you are living to the fullest in the present moment and are trying to focus all your energies in the now, do you think this article will be able to guide you to do so? Do you think this article can help you to make sure that you understand the importance of living in the now and do not waste your energies in the past and the future thoughts? Please leave your comments in the box below.
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What I have realized is the fact that you will at one point of time in your life realize the importance of
living to the fullest in the present moment. What I have understood is the fact that there is nothing
worse than not being able to make the best of all the things that we have in the present moment only
because we have wasted all the time focusing on all those aspects that are not working out in the now.
We all have the tendency to keep focusing on all those aspects that can be better in the future and all of
those things that have gone wrong in the past. We do not at all make it a point to focus on all that is
going great today. What is essential to understand is the fact that by doing so we are losing out on the
present moment and all those opportunities that the present moment has brought for us.
It is so very essential to live in the now and we all do not realize it, we are not aware of the importance
of each moment in our life, until we have lost the opportunity and later we realize how making the best
of the present moment could have made a major difference in our life. From my own experience I will be
able to tell you that it is very essential to make sure that you make the most of all the things that you get
to do in the now.
I have lost out on so much of time that I could have made so much better use of an could have made
sure that I had accomplished my best in all those time. The worst thing that you can ever do is to wish for
all things to get better in the future and not do anything about it in the now.
What I have realized from all the things I have done in life is to make sure that you do all that you can in
the now no matter how imperfect it seems to be. Because that will determine the progress you are
making in your life. That will make sure you are moving ahead and will make sure that all that you have
to do to reach the perfect future is being done by you.
There is one essential thing that I have realized, that no matter what we are not going to be able to
determine whether we will be alive tomorrow or not. Why not make the best of all the things that we
have in the now and do all that we can do to live our life to the fullest. This is the reason why we all need
to keep in mind that fact that we will need to live to the fullest in the now. It also very important for us to
keep in mind the fact that we will have to make the best use of today to make sure we have a great
future ahead.